Leucocybe
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| Family: | Tricholomataceae sensu lato
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| Genus: | Leucocybe Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015)
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| Rhizocybe candicans (Pers.) Vizzini, P.Alvarado, G.Moreno, & Consiglio (2015)
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Leucocybe is a mushroom genus in the family Tricholomataceae in the broad sense. The species resemble Clitocybe and grow in forests or disturbed areas.[1]
Etymology
The name Leucocybe is derived from ancient Greek leuco- referring to the color white, and -cybe, a reference to head or cap.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Alvarado P, Moreno G, Vizzini A, Consiglio G, Manjón JL, Setti L (2015). "Atractosporocybe, Leucocybe and Rhizocybe, three new clitocyboid genera in the Tricholomatoid clade (Agaricales) with notes on Clitocybe and Lepista". Mycologia. 107 (1): 123–36. doi:10.3852/13-369. PMID 25344261. Retrieved 2015-03-01.